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I have seen some European standards document that refer to "Size 15" tyres which fit a
381 m rim. Likewise the aviation industry talking about "Level 240" rather than 24,000
feet.
Martin Vlietstra
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From: Ezra Steinberg via USMA
Sent: Jun 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Subject: [USMA 2132] Re: Screen size computer monitors.
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Tire and wheel sizes, too?
On Sat, Jun 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM Stephen Humphreys via USMA
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The use of inches for screen and projector size is universal.
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On 21 Jun 2025, at 5:13 pm, csm--- via USMA
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And Apple calls itself a technology company! I recently had to replace an
laptop. The one from HP that I bought was advertized at 15.9 inches.
Obviously the screen was 40 cm. Why didn't they just say so! As a
purist, it annoys me when units are mixed, some metric, some legacy.
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On Sat, 21 Jun 2025, Metricmike via USMA wrote:
Hello All,
I notice frustratingly that Apple the electronics company, has screen
sizes in inches only (probably rounded to the nearest inch) worldwide on
their websites and in the stores, despite the fact that few people
outside North America and the UK use inches.
I was in Australia earlier this year getting a iPad for my brother and
all the screen sizes were in inches only, all over the store. I asked
why? It's an Apple policy apparently. Might as well have been in cubits
for all it meant to everyone under 60 in Australia. The person in the
store had no idea what the size was in millimetres nor how to convert it.
Submit your thoughts on this to Apple.com/feedback.
Mike Payne
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